Uefa rejects Mallorca appeal

Spaniards could now turn to the Court of Arbitration for Sport

Last updated: 30th July 2010   Subscribe to RSS Feed

Uefa rejects Mallorca appeal
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Uefa has rejected Mallorca's appeal against their expulsion from this season's Europa League.

The European football governing body announced earlier in July that it had denied the Primera Liga side entry to the 2010/11 competition.

A decision was based on the fact that Mallorca, who finished fifth last season but applied for voluntary administration in May amid estimated debts of €70million (£58m), were deemed to have fallen foul of financial regulations.

Mallorca appealed the decision, with La Liga rivals Villarreal standing by to take their place in the Europa League, but Uefa will not overturn the decision.

A statement from the European governing body said: "The Uefa Appeals Body has today dismissed the appeal lodged by the Spanish club RCD Mallorca and upheld the Uefa Control and Disciplinary Body's decision not to admit the Spanish club to the Uefa club competitions for the 2010/11 season.

"On 22nd July 2010 the Uefa Control and Disciplinary Body ruled that the necessary admission criteria...had not been fulfilled, as the licence granted to the club was not done so in accordance with the Uefa Club Licensing Regulations.

"Among the expert reviews on which the decision of the Uefa Control and Disciplinary Body was based, the conclusion of the Club Financial Control (CFC) Panel was of particular importance.

Financial obligations

"The CFC Panel...is the independent body which, among other things, has the task of assessing whether licences have been correctly awarded and that clubs have fulfilled their obligations as defined in the Uefa Club Licensing Regulations.

"At its meeting on 14th July 2010, the CFC Panel unanimously concluded that the licence had not been correctly awarded to RCD Mallorca and that the club did not sufficiently fulfil its financial obligations."

The thrust of Mallorca's argument was that other clubs with more sizeable debt have gone unpunished, which could mean that an appeal now goes to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Uefa's statement added: "The current work of the CFC Panel goes hand in hand with the future role it will have in implementing the recently approved financial fair play measures.

"Such measures are aimed at bringing about a situation which curbs the excessive spending and inflated transfer fees and player salaries that have endangered football in recent years.

"The protection of European football's long-term health and viability, as well as the integrity and smooth running of the competitions requires greater discipline and more rational financial behaviour from clubs, and it will be necessary for clubs to operate more responsibly by not spending more than they earn, while settling their liabilities punctually."

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